SHEQ Apprentice
URM (UK) LIMITED
Pontefract, WF9 3NR
Closes on Friday 29 November
Posted on 30 September 2024
Contents
Summary
An opportunity for someone who has an interest in health, safety and compliance to develop their skills in this area through the apprenticeship course and on-the-job learning at URM. The successful applicant will gain exposure to all areas required to complete their apprenticeship.
- Annual wage
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£20,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
The successful applicant, will be put onto a development plan, which will include regular pay reviews throughout the apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5pm. No evenings or weekends required at any point. Shift start and finish times can vary based on business need and personal requirements.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Saturday 30 November
- Duration
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1 Year 11 Months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Take ownership of all external testing. Quality and dust monitoring.
- Update all the associated documentation and keep everything on track
- Complete the legionella testing as per the risk assessments
- Be trained as an auditor and assist with all audits, quality, health, and safety, environmental and audits in general
- Site inspections/Audits, implement and drive corrective actions
- Create procedures, work instructions, safe systems of work etc. Assist in training any new processes out
- Assist in maintaining our T100 SHEQ management system
- Monitor trends and provide the data to enable us to act when required
- Assist in the investigation of accidents and incidents
- Minute taking for the SHEQ meetings and follow up with the relevant people on any actions that arise
- Take ownership of the calibration system. Arrange for all calibration to take place, communicate with the contractors, and arrange with the sites
- Be involved with all environmental agency audits. Assist with preventative actions and help complete any actions that are raised
- Assist and monitor document control throughout all departments, ensure compliance, and registers are maintained
Where you’ll work
49 Lidgate Crescent Lidgate Crescent
Langthwaite Business Park
South Kirkby
Pontefract
WF9 3NR
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SPRINGFIELD TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- Once completed the apprentice will receive a level 3 qualification in Safety, Health and Environment Technician
- IOSH will be offered during employment (based on performance)
- Apprenticeship training will be held at 1 of URM's sites
- Most training will be virtual (online), held once a month, with in-person reviews from the apprenticeship provider every 3 months
- In-house reviews will be completed by the Learning and Development Coordinator every 3 months, so you will always have support throughout your apprenticeship
- Upon completion learners will be able to join the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at TechIOSH level
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Will include travel to our various Yorkshire sites. There will also be a requirement for the apprentice to be out on site reviewing certain area's on occasion.
About this company
URM are the UK’s largest purchaser and recycler of waste glass. Processing 1 million tons of raw product a year across our 4 sites. The Company has exciting plans to grow through continuing investment into new technology that will increase both volume and yield. We aim to promote an exciting culture across all areas of the business, one where all ideas are valued, and we have a proven track record for the encouragement, training, development, and promotion of our people.
After this apprenticeship
We would expect that the successful candidate, completes their apprenticeship and would remain within the business within the complaince department. As we are a growing business, there would not be a specific role in mind, it will be dependant on what area's the apprenitce has enjoyed the most throughout their apprenitceship and business need at the time of completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
URM (UK) LIMITED
Keira Robbins
hr@urmgroup.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279812.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 29 November
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